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Saleh Sepas in conversation with Lilianne Fan

In August 2021, Afghanistan fell once again to Taliban rule. What impact is the Taliban takeover having on the country's artists? How have the long histories of war shaped the forms and content of Afghanistan's literary expression? What challenges do writers face in a society where art itself is perceived as a transgression? Lilianne Fan speaks to Kabul-born playwright and theatre director Saleh Sepas about the trials of writing under the shadows of armed conflict and displacement.